Movie: You Were Never Really Here (2017) Caution Spoiler Alert

 You Were Never Really Here

Came out; 2017

Time; 1 hours 29 minutes

Watched: Hulu

Rating; R for strong violence, disturbing and grisly images, language and brief nudity

MDB Rating; 6.8/10

Caution; Spoiler Alert

Staring.

Joaquin Phoenix as Joe

Judith Roberts as Joe's Mother

Ekaterina Samsonov as Nina Votto

John Doman as John McCleary

Story Line.

Balancing between feverish dreamlike hallucinations of a tormented past and a grim disoriented reality, the grizzled Joe--a traumatized Gulf War veteran and now an unflinching hired gun who lives with his frail elderly mother--has just finished yet another successful job. With an infernal reputation of being a brutal man of results, the specialized in recovering missing teens enforcer will embark on a blood-drenched rescue mission, when Nina, the innocent 13-year-old daughter of an ambitious New York senator, never returns home. But amidst half-baked leads and a desperate desire to shake off his shoulders the heavy burden of a personal hell, Joe's frenzied plummet into the depths of Tartarus is inevitable, and every step Joe takes to flee the pain, brings him closer to the horrors of insanity. In the end, what is real, and what is a dream? Can there be a new chapter in Joe's life when he keeps running around in circles?

Thoughts.

The story line sounds good right?!, the preview makes this movie look action packed and pretty good. It's not. This is one of those movies where all the good parts are shown in the preview to get you interested in watching it. Don't. You will literally waste an hour and a half of your day and end up confused.

Joaquin Phoenix is a great actor, and he carried this movie, however it wasn't enough to save it. It has a great plot but poor story if that even makes sense.

Reading the below plot summary will give you more information than what the movie did, seriously, there were so many holes in this that it was really hard to tell what was going on

CAUTION; Major Spoiler Alert

The film opens with Joe (Joaquin Phoenix) in a motel. He is a hired gun who recovers missing trafficked girls for a living. After finishing a job, he cleans himself up, removes any trace of him being there, and he leaves. Joe is attacked by a man in an alley, but Joe fights him off with ease. He then goes to find a phone to confirm to his handler that the job is done.

Joe lives at home with his ailing mother (Judith Roberts) in New York City. She is the only person Joe has in his life. As a former FBI agent/Gulf War veteran, Joe experiences numerous PTSD flashbacks, including one where he saw a child get shot after giving that kid a candy bar, another where he finds a storage unit with a number of dead trafficked girls, as well as his own abusive childhood hiding from his abusive drunkard of a father. He often plays around with the idea of suicide, as he toys around with a knife or contemplates as he stands above train tracks in the city.

Joe goes to a bodega to collect payment from Angel (Frank Pando), the middleman between Joe and the handler. He tells Angel that his son Moises (Vinicius Damasceno) saw him the previous night returning home, indicating the boy has some idea of what Joe does and where he lives. This displeases Joe and he chooses to cut ties with him.

Joe later goes to meet with the handler, John McCleary (John Doman). He informs Joe of a new task in which he must recover the daughter of State Senator Albert Votto (Alex Manette) after she's run away. Votto doesn't want authorities involved since he's working with Governor Williams (Alessandro Nivola) and is willing to pay $50,000 for his daughter's return.

Joe later meets with Votto personally to discuss what he knows about his daughter's whereabouts. He tells Joe her name is Nina (Ekaterina Samsonov) and that she may be located at a specific address known for housing trafficked girls. Joe gives Votto an address for them to meet when the job is done, and Votto requests that Joe hurt the men responsible.

After spending a good part of the afternoon looking for supplies, Joe finds the location of the brothel where Nina is kept. He attacks and interrogates a man going in and out of the place to know how many guards are in there. Joe enters and proceeds to kill the guards before he comes across Nina's room. He takes her to a motel before returning her home, only to see on TV that Votto has apparently jumped to his death. Crooked cops then come into the hotel, attack Joe, and take Nina with them. After a moment, Joe fights the cop looking after him and kills him.

Joe attempts to contact McCleary for help, only to find that he's dead, along with Angel and Moises. Joe returns home to find that his mother has been murdered as well in her bed. He discovers that the killers are still in the house, waiting for him. Joe manages to get the upper hand and shoot both of them. One of them is alive but moments away from death. Joe questions him as to which of them killed his mom, as well as if either of them killed Votto. The hitman says, "Votto wanted out", as he apparently conspired with Governor Williams, whom the hitman says was most fond of Nina.

Joe takes his mother's body to a lake where he buries her. He also attempts to drown himself by filling his pockets with stones. As he sinks deeper into the lake, he has a vision of Nina that snaps him out of his moment so that he may swim back to the surface and continue his job.

In his head, Joe puts the pieces together. Votto and Williams were both involved in a prostitution scheme in which Votto sold Nina to Williams to get in Williams' good graces. However, the guilt of doing so drove Votto to suicide. Joe then follows Williams around the city until he figures out where he's headed.

Joe follows Williams to his home. He enters and kills the guards before making his way to Williams' room, only to discover that the man had his throat slit. Joe then finds Nina in the kitchen holding a razor. She leaves with him.

Joe then takes Nina to a diner for a meal. She goes to the bathroom, and Joe slumps over, tired and stressed. He fantasizes about shooting himself in the head in the diner, with nobody caring or paying any mind. Nina returns and snaps Joe out of it again. She tells him they should go because it's a beautiful day. He agrees and follows her.

Movie; The Gray Man Caution: Spoiler Alert

 

The Gray Man

Came out; 2022

Time; 2 hours 2 minutes

Watched: Netflix

Rating; R for intense sequences of strong violence and strong language

MDB Rating; 6.6/10

Caution; Spoiler Alert

Staring.

Ryan Gosling as Six

Chris Evans as Lloyd Hansen

Ana de Armas as Dani Miranda

Billy Bob Thornton as Fitzroy

Jessica Henwick as Suzanne Brewer

Dhanush as Avik San

Alfre Woodard as Margaret Cahill

Rege-Jean Page as Carmichael

Wagner Moura as Laszlo Sosa

Julia Butters as Claire

Story Line.

Six, a highly skilled assassin in the deep-cover Sierra program of the CIA, is the agency's best merchant of death. However, a mission goes bad and now Six is on the run from the CIA with sociopathic former agent Lloyd Hansen hot on his trail. Aided by agent Dani Miranda and handler Donald Fitzroy, Six must be his most ruthless to avoid Hansen, who will stop at nothing to bring Six down

Thoughts.

The critics have bashed this movie so hard, I'm not really sure why. It was a great spy/shoot em' up type of movie! It was also very nice to see Chris Evans in a villain role.

I wish they would have had more backstory with Six vs just he now. We saw short glimpses but nothing to indicate anything further. We heard him tell the story but seeing it a little in the beginning would have been good.

CAUTION; Major Spoiler Alert

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Movie: Scream (2022) Caution: Spoiler Alert

 

Scream

Came out; 2022

Time; 1 hours 54 minutes

Watched: Amazon

Rating; R for strong bloody violence, language throughout and some sexual references

MDB Rating; 6.4/10

Caution; Spoiler Alert

Staring.

Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott

Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers

David Arquette as Dewey Riley

Melissa Barrera as Sam Carpenter

Jack Quad as Richie Kirsch

Mikey Madison as Amber Freeman

Jenna Ortega as Tara Carpenter

Dylan Minnette as Wes Hicks

Jasmin Savoy Brown as Mindy Meeks-Martin

Mason Gooding as Chad Meeks-Martin

Sonia Ammar as Liv McKenzie

Marley Shelton as Sheriff Judy Hicks

Skeet Ulrich as Billy Loomis

Kyle Gallner as Vince Schneider

Chester Tam as Deputy Vinson

Heather Matarazzo as Martha Meeks

Story Line.

Like the original movie 25 years ago, a cute teenage girl is at home alone when the phone rings. A man wants to play a game with her. With the threat of killing her best friend, Tara's forced to play along. She barely survives the ghost face masked intruder's stabbing. Her 5-year older sister, Sam(antha), who left home at 18 due to mental problems, Sam's boyfriend and Tara's high school friends visit her at the hospital. Later on in a bar, a guy provokes the friends and is later attacked outside in the parking lot by Ghostface. Sam receives a call from him at the hospital and then he unsuccessfully attacks her. She later reveals family secrets to her sister. Sam contacts one of the original victims, Dewey, for help. He warns two other original victims, Sidney Prescott and Gale Weathers, about Ghostface being back. Who is Ghostface? How many more must die?

Thoughts.

This whole movie brought me back to the 90's. I loved the first Scream movie and even watched the fun series on TV. The box set of the first 3 was the first ever DVD purchase I ever made! Yes, I just showed my age a little but who cares?!

If you don't like graphic gore in your horror movies, don't watch this. I was a little shocked that they made it so gory, I don't mind it, it doesn't bother me, but it took away from the originality.

So many people die in this movie, the connection was told to us early on in the movie, also, I suck at this sometimes with movies, but I got one right!

I very much loved that they made the original characters show their age! It made it seem so surreal!

CAUTION; Major Spoiler Alert

Twenty-five years after Billy Loomis and Stu Macher terrorized the town of Woodsboro, high schooler Tara Carpenter is home alone and texting her friend, Amber Freeman. The landline rings and Tara answers only to be confronted by a sadistic caller, who forces her to answer horror trivia by threatening Amber's life. When she gets a question wrong, Ghostface breaks into the house and attacks Tara, breaking her leg and stabbing her multiple times; Tara survives the attack but is badly wounded.

Tara's friend and classmate Wes Hicks informs her older sister Sam Carpenter about the attack. Sam returns to Woodsboro with her boyfriend Richie to visit Tara at the hospital, offering to stay until she recovers. Meanwhile, Wes' mother, Sheriff Judy Hicks, gathers the rest of their friend group - Amber, twin siblings Chad and Mindy Meeks-Martin, and Liv McKenzie - for questioning. Richie, who is unaware of the Stab franchise or its connection to Woodsboro, spends the majority of the hospital visit with Sam catching up on the franchise on YouTube to inform himself of the 'rules' the killer may follow (while another video reveals Kirby Reed survived the events 11 years earlier). After an encounter with Ghostface in the hospital cafeteria, Sam, who struggles with hallucinations of Billy Loomis, discloses to Tara that he is her biological father, the reason why she left town and became estranged from her. Meanwhile, Liv's summer fling Vince Schneider is tormented and murdered by Ghostface outside of a bar. Sam and Richie visit a reclusive Dewey Riley, who has been in a bad place ever since his divorce from Gale Weathers. The two ask for his help in stopping the killer, but he declines and kicks them out. However, Dewey contacts Sidney Prescott and Gale, changing his mind and joining the teens at Mindy and Chad's home. As they attempt to uncover the connection between the killer and Sam, Vince is revealed to be Stu's nephew. With the three attacks being on people related in some capacity to the original killers, Sam is accused of being the killer and angrily flees.

Meanwhile, Ghostface murders Judy and her son and as Sam and Dewey arrive on the scene, the latter reuniting with Gale in the process. Sam and Dewey rush to the hospital when they realize that Tara is in danger. At the hospital, Tara and Richie are attacked by Ghostface, who is apparently killed by an arriving Dewey. Sam, Tara, and Richie escape, but Dewey stays in an attempt to ensure Ghostface is dead, and is himself killed. Sidney returns to Woodsboro upon learning of Dewey's death and reunites with Gale at the hospital. Sidney asks Sam to help take down the killer, but she declines, choosing to leave Woodsboro with Richie and Tara instead. Sidney, having placed a tracker on Richie's car, follows the trio with Gale to Amber's, revealed to be Stu's old house. As the party is in progress to honor Wes' memory, Liv attempts to have sex with Chad, but he declines and accuses her of being the killer but later makes his way outside to apologize, where he is seemingly killed by Ghostface. Mindy is also attacked but Sam intervenes and manages to fend off Ghostface. As the group accuse each other of being Ghostface, Amber shoots and kills Liv, revealing herself as the killer. The rest of the group scatter. When Gale and Sidney arrive, Amber feigns injury but Sidney nor Gale buy her performance and but Amber shoots Gale before running back inside. Sidney runs after her and searches for Amber who has now called her disguised as ghostface but Sidney has had enough and hangs up saying she's 'bored', as Sidney continues to search the house she accidentally injures Richie who is hiding. Suddenly Ghostface attacks Richie before throwing himself and Sidney over the railing and onto the ground floor. Sam is surprised to see Richie alive, but he reveals himself as Tara's attacker and Amber's accomplice, stabbing her.

Amber and Richie take Sam, Sidney, and Gale into the kitchen, revealing they are obsessively dedicated fans of the Stab series, disappointed in its trajectory and wishing to revive the franchise with a new killing spree to act as "source material" and defend fans from the "toxic fandom" label they feel they have unjustly received. Amber goes to retrieve the captured Tara but is attacked by her, having been untied by Sam; this distracts Richie long enough for Sidney and Sam to briefly overpower him. Sidney and Gale fight Amber while Sam fights Richie. Gale shoots Amber, who lands on the stove and is lit aflame before she is shot dead by Tara. Richie taunts a seemingly helpless Sam but she retrieves Amber's knife and stabs Richie multiple times in the chest and neck before unloading his gun into him. Tara and the Meeks twins, who actually survived, are taken to the hospital as Sam thanks Sidney and Gale for their help. Gale, refusing to report about the new murders to not give the killers notoriety, plans instead to write a touching tribute about Dewey. Several media crews descend on the house and start reporting about the murders.

At the end of the film, a tribute to Wes Craven is shown with the words "FOR WES" as the credits begin to roll.

Movie: Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) Caution: Spoiler Alert

 

Thor: Love and Thunder

Came out; 2022

Time; 1 hours 58 minutes

Watched: Theater

Rating; PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, language, some suggestive material and partial nudity

MDB Rating; 6.9/10

Caution; Spoiler Alert

Staring.

Chris Hemsworth as Thor

Natalie Portman as Jane Foster

Christian Bale as Gorr

Tessa Thompson as King Valkyrie

Taika Waititi as Korg (Voice)

Russell Crowe as Zeus

Jaimie Alexander as Sif

Chris Pratt as Peter Quill

Story Line.

Thor's retirement is interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher, who seeks the extinction of the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster, who - to Thor's surprise - inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjolnir, as the Mighty Thor. Together, they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher's vengeance and stop him before it's too late

Thoughts.

So, the opening could have been cut a little shorter, in my opinion it was a bit too long.

This story line was much better than the previous Thor movie and I'm glad they brought back the love between Thor and Jane. That has been missing in most movies where Thor has been. It was almost like the writers “Forgot” that this had even happened.

The thing I love about these marvel movies is that there is comedy and serious all wrapped into one movie. It makes them very easy to watch.

They are still doing the Asgard plays, and Matt Damon is still Loki, and it was so funny! After the attack when they are trying to make a plan, the playwrights are trying to figure out their next movie!

All in all, I'd say this was a pretty good movie.

CAUTION; Major Spoiler Alert

Gorr, the last of his people, spends his days striving to survive on a barren desert with his daughter Love. He prays to his god Rapu for help, but Love soon dies of starvation. Just as he begins to hear a voice calling out to him in the distance, Gorr discovers an oasis where he finds Rapu, who had killed the latest wielder of an ancient weapon known as All-Black the Necrosword. Rapu makes fun of Gorr for his helplessness and refuses to provide any assistance. Feeling betrayed, Gorr claims the Necrosword and beheads him, and vows for the elimination of all gods.

Thor continues his adventures with the Guardians of the Galaxy, responding to distress calls across the universe while working to get back in shape. However, Thor remains discontent with where he is in life, and intends to retire. An influx of distress calls regarding Gorr emerge, one of them being from Sif, who had hunted him down. Thor and Korg respond to Sif's call, parting ways with the Guardians who leave to respond to the others. They find a defeated Sif with her arm severed, who warns them that Gorr will attack New Asgard next.

Meanwhile, Dr. Jane Foster undergoes treatment for stage IV cancer. Efforts to research for a cure prove futile and she beings to lose hope, but Foster becomes inspired to travel to New Asgard in hopes that their magic can help eliminate the cancer. As Thor has unknowingly enchanted it to protect Foster while they were together, Mjølnir becomes drawn to her presence, fusing itself back together and imbuing her with the powers of the Mighty Thor.

That night, Gorr uses the Necrosword to swarm New Asgard with shadow monsters. Thor, Korg, and Sif arrive to confront them, as does King Valkyrie and Foster, who Thor is surprised to see. While they were able to repel the monsters, Gorr escapes with Asgard's children, including Heimdall's son Axl. Thor communicates with Axl and deduces that the children are in the Shadow Realm. Knowing that Gorr's strength would be at its peak there, Thor, Foster, Valkyrie, and Korg travel to Omnipotence City to warn Zeus of Gorr and ask for an army to help fight him.

Unconvinced that Gorr is a threat to Omnipotence City, Zeus instead has Thor captured, forcing the others to intervene and fend off Zeus' men. In the scuffle, Zeus uses his Thunderbolt to destroy Korg's body; only his face remains intact (although this is enough for him to survive). Enraged, Thor uses the Thunderbolt to impale Zeus in the chest, which Valkyrie steals as the group escapes to confront Gorr in the Shadow Realm. On the way, Thor learns of Foster's cancer diagnosis, and the two rekindle their relationship.

Upon arrival, they attempt to locate the children, only to realize that they had fallen for a trap. Gorr intended to take Stormbreaker in order to utilize the Bifrost Bridge to access Eternity, where he can wish for the extinction of the gods. They battle Gorr and his shadow monsters once more, but are forced to flee back to New Asgard once Valkyrie and Foster are weakened; Before Stormbreaker can be transported across the Bifrost, Gorr steals it. Thor is informed that the effects of Mjølnir are aggravating Foster's cancer, and he urges her to stay behind to recover. Valkyrie is also unable to continue fighting, leaving the Thunderbolt in Thor's possession so that he can fight Gorr again.

At the center of the universe, Gorr begins opening Eternity's gate with Stormbreaker. Thor arrives and imbues the children with the power of Thor, giving them enough strength to overcome the remaining shadow monsters. Gorr gains the upper hand against Thor. Having sensed his distress, Foster decides to wield Mjølnir again despite her weakened condition and join the fight. Thor gives Foster ample time to use Mjølnir to shatter the Necrosword into pieces, dooming herself and Gorr. Thor recovers Stormbreaker and has the children use it to return home, but they could not stop Gorr from entering Eternity.

Thor calls out to Gorr and pleads for him to choose love over death as he rushes to Foster's side. Their love reminded him of the love he had for his daughter, thus deciding to use his wish to resurrect Love. Foster soon succumbs to the cancer, vanishing into Valhalla. Thor accepts Gorr's request to take custody of Love before he dies from the Necrosword's curse.

In the aftermath, a statue of Foster as the Mighty Thor is erected in New Asgard. Sif and Valkyrie begin training the children in combat, while Korg's body fully regenerates as he seeks to produce an offspring. Thor starts to raise Love as his own daughter, entrusting her with Stormbreaker while he wields Mjølnir into battle. The two begin travelling the galaxy offering assistance to whomever needs it, becoming known as Love and Thunder.

In a mid-credits scene: a recuperating Zeus sends his son Hercules to kill Thor.

In a post-credits scene: Foster arrives at the gates of Valhalla, where Heimdall welcomes her and thanks her for helping save his son.

Movie; The Man from Toronto (2022) Caution: Spoiler Alert

 

The Man from Toronto

Came out; 2022

Time; 1 hours 50 minutes

Watched: Netflix

Rating; PG-13 for violence throughout, some strong language and suggestive material

MDB Rating; 5.8/10

Caution; Spoiler Alert

Staring.

Kevin Hart as Teddy

Woody Harrelson as The Man from Toronto

Jasmine Mathews as Lori

Kaley Cuoco as Anne

Pierson Fode as The Man from Miami

Ellen Barkin as The Handler

Jencarlos Canela as Agent Santoro

Ronnie Rowe as Agent Davis

Story Line.

The world's deadliest assassin and New York's biggest screw-up are mistaken for each other at an Airbnb rental

Thoughts.

This wasn't the funniest movie I've seen, but it was pretty good. Kevin Hart to Woody Harrelson is great! It has a decent plot as there aren't many movies similar to this one.

I didn't understand how Teddy was a “screw up” most of the movie, it didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. Also, the whole “Relationship in trouble” thing is old, let's make things seem like it's not.

CAUTION; Major Spoiler Alert

The film starts with Teddy Jackson (Kevin Hart) trying to make a video promoting his fitness ventures. He has elastic bands, a sweatsuit, and his attempt at non-contact boxing, but all of them are failures.

Somewhere in the desert, an assassin known only as "The Man From Toronto" (Woody Harrelson), arrives at a cabin to interrogate a suspect. Toronto gets ready to carve into the suspect with a hot knife, but the man becomes terrified and promptly gives up the information he wants. After Toronto leaves, the suspect is shot and killed by the man who called Toronto.

Teddy is getting ready to celebrate his anniversary with his wife Lori (Jasmine Mathews). Although Lori loves Teddy, she is aware of his reputation as a screw-up, to the point that her coworkers refer to an error as "Teddying things up". He sets up a romantic getaway at an AirBNB, but because of a "low toner situation", Teddy cannot quite make out the given address.

Teddy goes to work where he meets with his boss Marty (Martin Roach), who is annoyed with Teddy because he printed out flyers for their gym without an address or a phone number. While Marty likes Teddy, he has no choice but to fire him.

Toronto returns home and begins preparing his breakfast when he is contacted by his Handler (Ellen Barkin). Although Toronto just wants to take it easy, The Handler tells him that the next contract he has lined up is worth $2 million.

Teddy and Lori arrive at the spa where he is treating her for their anniversary. After dropping her off, he heads to what he believes is the AirBNB based off the reservation he printed out. Due to misreading it, Teddy ends up at a cabin where Toronto is supposed to meet his target. The thugs in the house bring Teddy to the basement, under the impression that he is the Man From Toronto. As Teddy realizes he has gotten himself into trouble, he attempts to calm their hostage, but the man is terrified and ends up giving the thugs the information they want. Moments later, a flash grenade is dropped into the basement, and FBI agents storm the house, apprehending all the men, including Teddy.

Teddy is interrogated by two agents, who acknowledge that he is most definitely not The Man From Toronto, but the agents need "The Man From Toronto" to help them apprehend former Venezuelan Colonel Sebastian Marin (Alejandro De Hoyos). He attempted to stage a coup the previous year to overthrow the government but was stopped by U.S. Intelligence. Marin and his wife Daniela (Lela Loren) managed to escape before they could be arrested. They want Teddy to continue to pretend to be the Man From Toronto in order to get close to Marin and bring him down. The agents assign Agent Santoro (Jencarlos Caneda) to look after Lori while Teddy is on the job, but he feels threatened because Santoro is suave and handsome. Teddy has to tell Lori that his absence is because he was called to a work conference since he didn't tell her he got fired. Santoro escorts her while she spends time with her friend Annie (Kaley Cuoco).

Toronto finds out about the mix-up and is given Teddy's information by The Handler. He finds Teddy's fitness ads and cannot believe that this is the man mistaken to be him. He tracks Teddy down as the agents bring him to meet with Daniela. Instead of meeting Marin, Daniela has her men take Teddy with them to a hangar. Toronto forces one of the agents at gunpoint to follow them.

Teddy ends up on a plane heading to Puerto Rico. Toronto infiltrates the plane mid-air and reveals himself as the man they were looking for, though they still believe Teddy is the real assassin. Toronto then proves himself by killing Marin's men and having to save Teddy after they both nearly fall out of the plane. The land (barely) in a field and start making their way out on foot after the plane explodes. The Handler contacts Toronto and chastises him for not killing Teddy since they do not leave witnesses alive. Toronto tells Teddy they need to find someone named Mr Green and bring him to Marin since Marin has already seen Teddy's photo, believing he is Toronto.

On a golf course, another assassin known as The Man From Miami (Pierson Fode) shows up to beat his client with a golf club. He gets a call from The Handler and offers him a contract to take care of the mess with Toronto. Miami agrees and then uses his golf club as a rifle to kill the other golfer who witnessed the scene.

Toronto brings Teddy to a tech convention where they will find Mr Green. He coaches Teddy on how to convincingly pretend to be him so they can find Green. Teddy is brought into a room with one of Marin's men while Toronto talks to him via an earpiece. Four captive men are presented, and Teddy has to interrogate them all to figure out which one is Mr Green. He is given knives as a torture method to get them to talk, but he accidentally slashes one of the men's under his eye, causing it to bleed. Despite Teddy trying to hold back, he pukes on two of the men, and one of them ends up saying that he is Green. However, the main thug notices Teddy's earpiece and prepares to kill him, forcing Toronto to step in and kill the goons. He then cuts the thumb off Mr Green and puts it in a bag.

As the two try to make their way out of the building, Miami finds them and starts to go after them. He throws Teddy off the ledge, but he catches onto a decoration. Toronto and Miami fight as Teddy attempts to get himself down. Miami almost gets the thumb, but Teddy falls on top of him, and Toronto knocks him out. Toronto then contacts The Handler for an update on the situation. After hearing the conversation, Teddy believes that The Handler is lying to Toronto.

Teddy and Toronto head on a flight to Washington DC, where Toronto tells Teddy he knows that he is a screw-up just based on what he learned from him in person and by going through his video history of making his failed gym ads. When they arrive, Teddy contacts Lori, and they make plans to meet at a fancy restaurant, which the FBI is alerted to. Teddy brings Toronto along and starts to coach him on social skills. The two meet Lori, who also invited Annie. Toronto hits it off with Annie, but they have to cut it short when Teddy spots Miami arriving at the restaurant. Miami catches up to them in a closet, where Toronto fights him again and gets shot in the leg, and Miami takes the thumb. Teddy and Toronto keep moving and steal a cop car to catch up to Miami since he and The Handler are going to meet with Marin.

On the way to Marin's hotel room, Teddy asks Toronto about a job in Minnesota that keeps being brought up. Toronto explains that he was supposed to kill a man who owed gambling debts to the wrong people, but he stopped himself when he saw the man's kid. Toronto later regretted it because the man went on to commit a rampage. He says that when he finishes this job, he wants to open up his own restaurant and not kill anymore.

At the hotel, Marin and Daniela meet with The Handler and Miami. They find that the thumb that Miami stole to set off a bomb that will kill the Venezuelan president doesn't work, as Mr Green was actually the main thug that did the interrogation. Teddy shows up and poses as Toronto, even though The Handler tries to convince Marin that it's not him. The FBI show up and arrest Marin and Daniela, but The Handler and Miami escape. Toronto ends up taking the payment that The Handler would have collected.

Teddy rushes back home to try and find Lori, but he only finds the house empty. She left him a message saying that she is going to her mother's house because she doesn't know what is going on with Teddy. Meanwhile, The Handler begins to contact other assassins to go after Teddy and Toronto.

The next day, Teddy learns Lori will be at the train station, so he runs there to try and catch her before she leaves. Miami finds Teddy and tries to kill him, but Toronto catches up and saves Teddy, saying that he didn't like the idea of Teddy dying. They are then confronted by The Man From Moscow (Oleg Taktarov), The Man From Tokyo (Tomohisa Yamashita), and The Men From Tacoma (Glenn Ennis, Justin Howell, and Nathaniel Shuker). The guys run into Teddy's old gym, and Toronto kills all the assassins. They are cornered by Miami outside, but Teddy finds the courage within him to knock Miami out (even though he breaks his hand).

The Handler shows up and demands the money, which is in the trunk of Toronto's beloved car. After a chase where The Handler fires grenades at Teddy and Toronto, they end up at a factory. The Handler corners the two at gunpoint, but Teddy pulls a lever and drops The Hander into a boiling hot vat where she burns to death.

Toronto allows Teddy to take his car to catch up to Lori. Teddy makes it and apologizes to Lori for keeping things from her, and they reconcile. And then Toronto's car gets plow by a train because Teddy left it on the tracks, causing all the money to fly away. And then Teddy gets tackled by the police.

One year later, Teddy and Lori are expecting a baby. Toronto has opened his restaurant and is dating Annie. Teddy's no-contact boxing gym business has taken off, but Toronto still wants to kill Teddy for destroying his car.

Wax Empties: 6/1-6/30/2022

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Things that drive me crazy.

No vendor or scent name on labels. This is basically advertising and why wouldn't you do it? Plus, if I get or send to someone else and they or me want more, how do they know who to buy it from?

All over prices. I have been noticing vendors lately have 2 ounces of one shape for a certain price, then the same ounces of a different shape for a different price. This is a huge turn off for me

Restocks that only have certain quantities and the sell out right away. I have no tolerance for that and just won't order

Vendors who take a single scent and make it sound like a blend. I feel like this is duping your customers and shouldn't be done. People who do empty videos, who are also vendors, that review their own product.

Vendors who get involved in other people's drama.

I use the following warmers.

20-watt Happy Wax warmer in my office

20-watt glade warmer in my family room; Currently no warmer here

20-watt Happy Wax warmer in my kitchen

20-watt glade warmer in my son's room

20-watt Scentsy Stargazer warmer in my bedroom (Light Bulb)

25-watt Happy Wax warmer in my living room

15-watt Scentsy warmer in the laundry room bathroom

15-watt Scentsy warmer in the main bathroom

The opinions I put here are my opinions/experiences only. I fully urge each and every one of you to form your own opinions/experiences on vendors for yourself by placing an order and getting a DE-stash. Candles have many aspects to them and if I say I had a hard time burning one candle that doesn't mean the rest from the same vendor will be like that.

Candles.

Vendor: Nay's Candles

Owner: Renee Borth

Scent; Endless Love

Thoughts: This was a candle I found at a store while traveling with gymnastics. It smelled great on cold and burned perfectly. It wasn't the strongest scent while burning but that's ok, I would purchase another one

Hit or Miss; Hit

Retail; Bath & Body Works

Scent; Blackberry & Basil

Scent Description; Fresh Blackberries, Sparkling Champagne & Basil

Thoughts: This smelled really good, it was a bubbly blackberry with a basil background

Hit or Miss; Hit

Melting.

Vendor; Kushner Kreations

Web; kushnerkreations.weebly.com

Facebook; www.facebook.com/groups/KushnerKreations

Owner; April Kushner

Scent; Orange Blossom

Thoughts: I couldn't smell this one, orange + my nose = nothing for some strange reason. I'm told it smelled very nice and everyone liked it

Hit or Miss; Both

Scent; Mama Bear

Thoughts: This was from the Mother's Day box which I loved; I couldn't find scent blends for any of these. This was a soft floral and very light

Hit or Miss, Miss

Scent; Apple Banana Cranberry

Thoughts: I didn't know what to expect with this scent, sometimes these fruity scents are not for me, but this one smelled different, all 3 scents mixed together nicely

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent; Sugared Apple

Thoughts: This was a nice strong scent, I very much enjoyed it

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent; Out of the Washer

Thoughts; My current favorite scent

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent; Selfless

Thoughts: This was a soft powdery scent, and it was very nice

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent; Iced Cinnamon Rolls

Thoughts: This literally smells like it sounds

Hit or Miss; Hit

Vendor; Swanky

Web; www.swankycandlecompany.com

Facebook; www.facebook.com/groups/swankyscentgroup

Owner; Jeannie Jeffrey

Scent; Lavender Paris

Thoughts: This is a lavender and sweet on Paris blend and whatever she does is magic. These are light to medium scents, but they always just fill the air with a beautiful scent

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent; Blueberry Ice Cream Waffle Cone

Thoughts: I feel like I always get blueberry and an ice cream with every vendor mystery type box, this was nice, a creamy blueberry scent

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: Sweet on Paris Berries

Thoughts: Loved this, it was a very sweet berry scent

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent; Blackberry Cheesecake Cream Cheese Frosting

Thoughts: OMG this was amazing

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent; Tropical Paris

Scent Description; Sweet on Paris Tropical Fruits

Thoughts: This was nice, it was a sweet fruity scent

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: Vanilla Flannel Sheets

Thoughts: This was great, I love flannel sheets and the vanilla just made is a bit creamy

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: Night Light

Scent Description: Lavender + Boardwalk Marshmallow Clouds + Vanilla Lace + Let them Eat Cake

Thoughts: This was so good and strong! I loved every second of this

Hit or Miss; Hit

Vendor; The Melting Co

Web; Home | TheMeltingCo.

Facebook; www.facebook.com/TMCWax/

Owner; Unsure

Scent; Apple Gate

Scent Description; Juniper Berry + Forest Woods + Fresh Apple + Ozone

Thoughts: This was a very strong apple scent, which was fine, it was the perfect kitchen scent

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: The Laundry Zone

Scent Description: Fresh Clean Laundry

Thoughts: I loved this; it wasn't overly strong, but it was perfect

Hit or Miss: Hit

Scent: Winter Magnolia

Scent Description: Blooming Magnolia, Pine, Smooth Vanillas, and light Citrus Notes

Thoughts: This was a very light floral scent, but it was very nice

Hit or Miss: Hit

Scent: The Sweetest Garden

Scent Description: Pink Chiffon + Peony Flowers + Cotton Candy

Thoughts: This smelled amazing! I loved this

Hit or Miss: Hit

Scent; Snowflakes & Cashmere

Scent Description; Cashmere Cream + Shimmering Vanilla + Sparkling Clementine

Thoughts: This smelled really good, it wasn't overly strong, but it filled the air nicely

Hit or Miss; Hit

Vendor; MK's Body Sweets and Scented Treats

Web; http://marykarolsbodysweets.storenvy.com/

Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/marykarolsbodysweets

Owner; Mary Karol

Scent: College First

Scent Description: Eucalyptus Mint, Citrus & White Tea

Thoughts: This was all mint to my nose and I didn't like it, it was a sinus clearing scent for sure

Hit or Miss: Both

Scent; From this Moment

Scent Description; Red Raspberry + Vanilla Cake + Buttercream

Thoughts: This was so nice! This was a perfect fruity, bakery scent

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent; House Lannister

Scent Description; Apple, Oakmoss, harvest musk, spiced cranberry & Orange Juice

Thoughts: This wasn't a strong one for me. It was pretty light, and all my nose got was the apple

Hit or Miss; Both

Scent; A Million Dreams

Scent Description; Blood Orange + Grape Soda + Black Raspberry Vanilla + Strawberry Vanilla

Thoughts: To my nose this was Black Raspberry Vanilla with a background of bubbly grape, totally fine with me!

Hit or Miss; Hit

Vendor; Destination Wax

Web; destinationwax.com

Facebook; www.facebook.com/groups/DestinationWAX

Owner; Rebecca Harris

Scent; Moonspice Cookie

Scent Description; Sugar Cookies + Coffee + Celtic Moonspice

Thoughts: This is my favorite scent from this vendor, and I just can't get enough of it. It's such a great scent

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent; Vanilla Dream Cake

Scent Description; Rich Vanilla Cake, Marshmallow Buttercream, Confetti Sprinkles and Sugar Cookies

Thoughts: OMG this was so good, in a smaller room.

Hit or Miss; Hit

Vendor; Door County Candle Company

Web; www.doorcountycandle.com

Facebook; www.facebook.com/DoorCountyCandleCompany

Owner; Christiana Trapani

Store Address; 5789 WI-42, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235

Scent; Northwoods

Scent Description; An earthy smell with musk notes

Thoughts: The candle is much stronger than the wax melts, but this still was a very nice musky scent

Hit or Miss; Hit

Vendor; The Melt Stash

Web; https;//themeltstash.com

Facebook; www.facebook.com/groups/themeltstash

Owner; Michelle Sanders

Scent; Sugar Fairies

Scent Description; Pink Sugar + Vanilla Lavender

Thoughts: A fairly older blend that common among vendors, this is a favorite of mine, and this was no exception

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent; Amethyst

Scent Description; Vanilla Lavender + Marshmallow Fluff + Vanilla Cake Pops

Thoughts: This was my type of scent for sure! I loved it

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent; Prometheus

Scent Description; Dragon's Blood + Nag Champa + Lover Boy

Thoughts: This was such a great manly scent, I loved it!

Hit or Miss; Hit

Vendor; Waxincredibles

Web; https://waxincredibles.com/

Facebook; www.facebook.com/groups/859386184234624

Owner; Nadine Theis

Scent; Salted Caramel Banana Bread

Thoughts: Thankfully the salted caramel was dominant, I am not a huge fan of banana

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: Bamboo Coconut

Thoughts: This is such a clean scent, it's one for me that the scent just doesn't match the name

Hit or Miss; Hit

Bath & Body

Retail; Forever Wick Candle Company

Web; foreverwickcandleco.com

What; Sugar Scrub

Scent; Unicorn Poop

Scent Description; Cotton Candy & mystical unicorn poop, pixie dust, rainbows.

Thoughts: I don't know how I came about this, did I buy it, IDK but it was a very abrasive scrub which I don't care much for. It had a very light scent

Hit or Miss; Both